Cherokee
county,
CR49 to CR47 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-IV(V) 1.5 miles
The wonderful Alabama scenery and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. If you're coming from Gadsden it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. Whitewater rafting and kayaking in Alabama is often more difficult than elsewhere, so if you're not from around here don't forget that a lot of the rivers here are not suitable for beginners. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short distance then no problem
but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. This is one of a small number of paddling stretches in this river system, there are a few others too. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. The CR49 to CR47 stretch of Wolf Creek in Alabama
is 1.5 miles long and is a class II-IV(V) section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way there are lots of good rivers for that around here. This stretch is short so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in a few times. Getting some good exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors will have you coming back for more.
Briefly about the general area: Much rainfall falls at Wolf Creek; the wettest month of the year is commonly March, that's the one
that rains the most; the driest of the months is October. Wolf Creek is near Starling Gap which is without doubt worth taking a look at. For the period of the long summer days at Wolf Creek temperatures are usually in the 80's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's usually
in the 60's. High temperatures all through the winter are normally in the 40's, and after the sun is down through the winter temperatures at Wolf Creek descend into the 20's.
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